第三十天 在信心中成長

第三十天 在信心中成長

為兒子禱告

主啊，你在聖經中說要我們照著你所分給每個人信心的大小，看得合乎中道(參羅12：3)。我禱告求你看顧那已種在我兒子×××心中的信心，並使這信心倍增。願你話語的真理在他心中堅立，使信心日益增長，並引導他生命的方向。當他仰望你，向你尋求真理、引導，並改變自己更加像你的時候，幫助他隨時信賴你。我知道信賴你是我們的一項抉擇，我求你使他能做出這樣的抉擇。我禱告他能凡事仰望你，並知道他永遠都有盼望。願他的信心成為所望之事的實底，未見之事的確據(參來11：1)。我禱告他有足夠剛強的信心，使他能被提升，超越所處的環境與限製。將信心灌注在他裏麵，使他深信萬事都互相效力(參羅8：28)。

我禱告他的信心堅強，使他與你之間的關係能取代他生命中一切其他的關係——甚至我們做父母的影響力。換句話說，主啊，願他與你的關係真的是他自己的，而不是從我或別人身上延伸出來的。當我離開這個世界的時候，我要欣慰地知道他堅定的信心將使他"堅固，不可搖動，常常竭力多作主工"(林前 15:58)。

當他活在信心中的時候，願他擁有你愛的心懷，即一顆願意順從你的帶領而付出自己與財物的心懷，並將這愛流向他人。願他明白：愛心的付出實際上是以信心回報你，而他永遠都不會因此而失去什麽。我禱告他能"拿著信德當作盾牌"以"滅盡那惡者一切的火箭"(弗 6:16)，使他因而信心堅固地說："我感謝那給我力量的我們主基督耶穌，因他以我有忠心，派我服事他。"(提前 1:12)我奉耶穌的名為這一切事情禱告。

Lord, You have said in Your Word that You have "dealt to each one a measure of faith" (Romans 12:3). I pray that You would take the faith You have planted in my son *** and multiply it. May the truth of Your Word be firmly established in his heart so that faith will grow daily and navigate his life. Help him to trust You at all times as he looks to You for truth, guidance, and transformation into Your likeness. I know that trusting in You is a choice we make. Enable him to make that choice. I pray that he will look to You for everything, knowing that he is never without hope. May his faith be the "substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). I pray he will have faith strong enough to lift him above his circumstances and limitations and instill in him the confidence of knowing that everything will work together for good (Romans 8:28).

I pray that he will be so strong in faith that his relationship with You supersedes all else in his life--even my influence as a parent. In other words, may he have a relationship with You, Lord that is truly his own-not an extension of mine or anyone else's. I want the comfort of knowing that when I'm no longer on this earth, his faith will be strong enough to keep him "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 15:58).

As he walks in faith, may he have Your heart of love that overflows to others, a heart that is willing to give of self and possessions according to Your leading. May he see that giving out of love is actually giving back to You in faith and that he will never lose anything by doing so. I pray that he will take the "shield of faith" in order to "quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one" (Ephesians 6:16), and thereby be able to stand strong in faith and say, "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because He counted me faithful" (1 Timothy 1:12). In Jesus' name, I pray all of these things.

為女兒禱告

主啊，你在聖經中說要我們照著你所分給每個人信心的大小，看得合乎中道(參羅12：3)。我禱告求你看顧那已種在我女兒×××心中的信心，並使這信心倍增。願你話語的真理在她心中堅立，使信心日益增長，並引導她生命的方向。當她仰望你，向你尋求真理、引導，並改變自己更加像你的時候，幫助她隨時信賴你。我知道信賴你是我們的一項抉擇，我求你使她能做出這樣的抉擇。我禱告她能凡事仰望你，並知道她永遠都有盼望。願她的信心成為所望之事的實底，未見之事的確據(參來11：1)。我禱告她有足夠剛強的信心，使她能被提升，超越所處的環境與限製。將信心灌注在她裏麵，使她深信萬事都互相效力(參羅8：28)。

我禱告她的信心堅強，使她與你之間的關係能取代她生命中一切其她的關係——甚至我們做父母的影響力。換句話說，主啊，願她與你的關係真的是她自己的，而不是從我或別人身上延伸出來的。當我離開這個世界的時候，我要欣慰地知道她堅定的信心將使她"堅固，不可搖動，常常竭力多作主工"(林前 15:58)。

當她活在信心中的時候，願她擁有你愛的心懷，即一顆願意順從你的帶領而付出自己與財物的心懷，並將這愛流向他人。願她明白：愛心的付出實際上是以信心回報你，而她永遠都不會因此而失去什麽。我禱告她能"拿著信德當作盾牌"以"滅盡那惡者一切的火箭"(弗 6:16)，使她因而信心堅固地說："我感謝那給我力量的我們主基督耶穌，因他以我有忠心，派我服事他。"(提前 1:12)我奉耶穌的名為這一切事情禱告。

Lord, You have said in Your Word that You have "dealt to each one a measure of faith" (Romans 12:3). I pray that You would take the faith You have planted in my daughter *** and multiply it. May the truth of Your Word be firmly established in her heart so that faith will grow daily and navigate her life. Help her to trust You at all times as she looks to You for truth, guidance, and transformation into Your likeness. I know that trusting in You is a choice we make. Enable her to make that choice. I pray that she will look to You for everything, knowing that she is never without hope. May her faith be the "substance of things hoped for, the evidence of things not seen" (Hebrews 11:1). I pray she will have faith strong enough to lift her above her circumstances and limitations and instill in her the confidence of knowing that everything will work together for good (Romans 8:28).

I pray that she will be so strong in faith that her relationship with You supersedes all else in her life--even my influence as a parent. In other words, may she have a relationship with You, Lord that is truly her own-not an extension of mine or anyone else's. I want the comfort of knowing that when I'm no longer on this earth, her faith will be strong enough to keep her "steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord" (1 Corinthians 15:58).

As she walks in faith, may she have Your heart of love that overflows to others, a heart that is willing to give of self and possessions according to Your leading. May she see that giving out of love is actually giving back to You in faith and that she will never lose anything by doing so. I pray that she will take the "shield of faith" in order to "quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one" (Ephesians 6:16), and thereby be able to stand strong in faith and say, "I thank Christ Jesus our Lord who has enabled me, because he counted me faithful" (1 Timothy 1:12). In Jesus' name, I pray all of these things.

節錄自《如何為你的孩子禱告》一書第三十章